{"product_id":"turning-japanese-marinaomi-9781637150948","title":"Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A vulnerable, searching, raw record.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Asian Pacific American Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year old MariNaomi finds herself in San Jose, California. Mari, a mixed-race Japanese American, has for many years felt disconnected from the culture of her mother. Immersed in the pan-asian diaspora of San Jose, Mari searches for cultural and romantic connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It doesn't take long for Mari to find new loves, and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the Japanese language and culture. \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e moves as Mari does, from San Jose to Tokyo, as she tries to get by in an unfamiliar city with rudimentary language skills--all in the hopes of finally connecting with her Japanese relatives without the use of her mother as a translator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTurning Japanese: Expanded Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes new story pages that bring fresh insight and a new resolution to this classic comics memoir of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marinaomi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637150946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637150948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oni Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Marinaomi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946007396607,"sku":"9781637150948","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c45589d1-77aa-4874-a5cd-2a2ab7b21bf8.jpg?v=1681511005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turning-japanese-marinaomi-9781637150948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}